Exactly what is

the ADA Bus?

Bi-directional serial-data control. Try to say that ten times fast. How about interactive component communication? Well in a word or two, that is exactly what the ADA Bus is all about, a special language that permits devices to communicate and update each other.

The year was 1988. ADA, who had already manufactured two generations of multi-room systems, was looking toward the future. Not just in terms of a few years but in terms of year 2000 and the synergy between the home and the computer. ADA did not just want a computer-like hard-drive based system. Hard-drives are prone to crashing, a condition that would create some very disappointed customers. Furthermore, ADA wanted a system that would not rely on a single component to act as a central brain. Again, seeking ultimate reliability, the thought of a single component acting as the only system processing device was less than desirable. ADA wanted a system whereby each critical component; system controller, source component controller, room keypad, broadcast tuner, surround sound decoder, A_V switcher, and numerous accessories, operated independently from each other. With each component thinking for itself, the system's speed would be faster and operation smoother. Finally, ADA also wanted this system to be fully compatible with standard RS-232 Hex Code, so that these products, as a system or individually, could be controlled and respond to other computer based systems, including PCs.

Along comes the ADA Bus, a computerized architecture were each keypad, mainframe component, and accessory has its own micro-processor. Thus, system information is loaded into each device rather than residing in only one central component. This information is loaded into a double EPROM, or non-volatile memory. There are no hard drives to crash and no worry of data loss. Short of a nuclear explosion or two thousand years, which ever comes first, every ADA Bus device is solid and reliable, not prone to data loss or file corruption. Furthermore, ADA designed all components to be upgraded by simply replacing the microprocessor chip in it. Finally, since the code structure, while unique to ADA, is based on standard computer nomenclature, an ADA Bus device can be integrated with nearly any computer based system or sub-system. There is nothing else like it.

Today, the ADA Bus has been in operation for nearly ten years. Over this time, several upgrades have been offered to existing ADA owners, extending and expanding their system's functionality. Best of all, ADA Bus software has been out and bug-free long before Bill Gates introduced his Windows product. If your eye is on the future and you want a system that not only will last a lifetime (like the Genesis and Millennium) but one that is computer savvy too, an ADA Bus system is the only choice. Now all this computer stuff doesn't mean you have to have a masters in computer science to operate an ADA Bus system. Quite contrary, an ADA Bus system is as easy to operate as a light switch. But if you want to control more stuff, an ADA Bus system is loaded with a great many extra features. In fact, you can even control other rooms in the house from any one ADA Bus keypad.

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